The attorney general’s office argued that history was on its side, stating “monetary bail was all but unknown at the time the 1818 Constitution was drafted.”
The Illinois attorney general’s office on Thursday filed its opening argument with the state’s highest court as it seeks to overturn a judge’s ruling that.
The brief is the attorney general’s office opening argument as it seeks to overturn a judge’s ruling that found parts of the controversial SAFE-T Act unconstitutional.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser have filed with the Illinois Supreme Court for clarification on the SAFE-T Act, of which a large part was struck down as unconstitutional in late December.
Reforms in Illinois that eliminate cash bail are endangered as Kankakee County Chief Judge Thomas W. Cunnington rules they run afoul of the state's constitution.